Acer TravelMate User manual

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Contents
Ver.: 01.01.01

TravelMate Notebook
Quick Guide
Product registration
When using your product for the first time, it is recommended that you immediately
register it. This will give you access to some useful benefits, such as:
•Faster service from our trained representatives.
•Membership in the Acer community: receive promotions and participate in customer
surveys.
•The latest news from Acer.
Hurry and register, as other advantages await you!
How to register
To register your Acer product, please visit www.acer.com. Select your country, click
PRODUCT REGISTRATION and follow the simple instructions.
You will also be asked to register your product during the setup process, or you can
double-click the Registration icon on the desktop.
After we receive your product registration, you will be sent a confirmation email with
important data that you should keep in a safe place.
Obtaining Acer accessories
We are happy to inform you that Acer's warranty extension program and Notebook
accessories are available online. Come and visit our online shop and find what you need
at store.acer.com.
The Acer store is being progressively rolled out, and, unfortunately may not be available in
some regions. Please check back regularly to see when it will be available in your country.

Model Number : _________________________________
Serial Number: ___________________________________
Purchase Date: ___________________________________
Place of Purchase: ________________________________
© 2012. All Rights Reserved.
TravelMate Notebook Quick Guide
This revision: 07/2012
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First things first
We would like to thank you for making an Acer notebook your choice for
meeting your mobile computing needs.
Your guides
To help you use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides:
First off, the Setup Poster helps you get started with setting up your
computer.
The Quick Guide introduces you to the basic features and functions of
your new computer.
For more on how your computer can help you to be more productive,
please refer to the User’s Manual. The User’s Manual contains useful
information applying to your new computer. It covers basic topics such as
using the keyboard and audio, etc.
This guide contains detailed information on such subjects as system
utilities, data recovery, expansion options and troubleshooting. In addition it
contains warranty information and the general regulations and safety
notices for your notebook.
Follow these steps to access it:
1 Type "User" from Start.
2 Click on Acer User’s Manual.

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Your Acer notebook tour
After setting up your computer as illustrated in the setup poster, let us show
you around your new Acer notebook.
Top cover view
#Icon Item Description
1Webcam
Web camera for video communication.
A light next to the webcam indicates that
the webcam is active (for selected models
only).
2 Display screen Also called Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD),
displays computer output.
3Multi-in-1 card
reader
Accepts Secure Digital (SD),
MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick
PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD).
Note: Push to remove/install the card.
Only one card can operate at any given
time.

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4
Microphone
jack
Accepts inputs from external
microphones.
Headphones/
speaker jack
Connects to audio devices
(e.g., speakers, headphones).
5
HDD indicator Indicates when the hard disk drive is
active.
Power indicator Indicates the computer's power status.
Battery
indicator
Indicates the computer's battery status.
1. Charging: The light shows amber
when the battery is charging.
2. Fully charged: The light shows blue
when in AC mode.
6
Communication
switch /
indicator
Enables/disables the computer’s
communication devices / indicates the
computer’s wireless connectivity device
status.
7 Microphones Two internal microphones for stereo
sound recording.
#Icon Item Description

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Keyboard view
#Icon Item Description
1 Keyboard For entering data into your computer.
2Touchpad
Touch-sensitive pointing device which
functions like a computer mouse.
3 Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader for Acer ProShield
Security Suite.
4Click buttons (left
and right)
The left and right buttons function like the
left and right mouse buttons.
5Power button /
indicator
Turns the computer on and off. Indicates
the computer's power status.
6
PP key Programmable key.
Acer email key Opens your default email application.
Backup key Launches Acer Backup Management for
three-step data backup.
Microphone mute Mutes the microphone.
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Hotkeys
The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the
computer's controls like screen brightness and volume output.
To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other
key in the hotkey combination.
Hotkey Icon Function Description
<Fn> +
<F3>Communication Enables/disables the computer’s communication devices.
<Fn> +
<F4>Sleep Puts the computer in Sleep mode.
<Fn> +
<F5>Display toggle
Switches display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.
<Fn> +
<F6>Screen blank
Turns the display screen backlight
off to save power. Press any key to
return.
<Fn> +
<F7>
Touchpad
toggle
Turns the internal touchpad on and
off.
<Fn> +
<F8>Speaker toggle Turns the speakers on and off.
<Fn> +
<> Brightness up Increases the screen brightness.
<Fn> +
<>
Brightness
down Decreases the screen brightness.
<Fn> +
<> Volume up Increases the sound volume.
<Fn> +
<> Volume down Decreases the sound volume.
<Fn> +
<Home>Play/Pause Play or pause a selected media file.
<Fn> +
<Pg Up>Stop Stop playing the selected media file.
<Fn> +
<Pg Dn>Previous Return to the previous media file.
<Fn> +
<End>Next Jump to the next media file.

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Left view
Right view
#Icon Item Description
1 Ethernet (RJ-45) port Connects to an Ethernet 10/100/1000-
based network.
2External display
(VGA) port
Connects to a display device (e.g.,
external monitor, LCD projector).
3 HDMI port Supports high-definition digital video
connections.
4 ExpressCard/34 slot Accepts one ExpressCard/34 module.
Note: Push to remove/insert the module.
#Icon Item Description
1 USB ports Connect to USB devices.
If a port is black it is USB 2.0
compatible, if it is blue it is also USB
3.0 compatible.
2USB port with
power-off charging
3 Optical drive Internal optical drive; accepts CDs or
DVDs.